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Problem
Let and be nonzero polynomials such that If find
Solution
Let and be the degrees of and respectively. Then the degree of is The degree of is so Applying Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick, we get so
Let and Then Expanding, we get Matching coefficients, we get Since and are nonzero, the equation tells us Thus, the system becomes Then Substituting, the system becomes Then so . Hence, which means Since is nonzero,
Now, from Hence, and Therefore,
Let and Then Expanding, we get Matching coefficients, we get Since and are nonzero, the equation tells us Thus, the system becomes Then Substituting, the system becomes Then so . Hence, which means Since is nonzero,
Now, from Hence, and Therefore,
Final answer
x^2 + 33x - 33